From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Arnd Bergmann Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 08/10] ARM: configs: add MPS2 defconfig Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2016 16:08:34 +0100 Message-ID: <11778979.HbWgmZUCnF@wuerfel> References: <1455617295-23736-1-git-send-email-vladimir.murzin@arm.com> <2680417.bULLX3O66Y@wuerfel> <56C3378F.2010008@arm.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <56C3378F.2010008-5wv7dgnIgG8@public.gmane.org> Sender: linux-api-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org To: linux-arm-kernel-IAPFreCvJWM7uuMidbF8XUB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org Cc: Vladimir Murzin , mark.rutland-5wv7dgnIgG8@public.gmane.org, devicetree-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, linux-lFZ/pmaqli7XmaaqVzeoHQ@public.gmane.org, pawel.moll-5wv7dgnIgG8@public.gmane.org, ijc+devicetree-KcIKpvwj1kUDXYZnReoRVg@public.gmane.org, gregkh-hQyY1W1yCW8ekmWlsbkhG0B+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org, daniel.lezcano-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org, linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, robh+dt-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org, andy.shevchenko-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org, galak-sgV2jX0FEOL9JmXXK+q4OQ@public.gmane.org, linux-serial-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, u.kleine-koenig-bIcnvbaLZ9MEGnE8C9+IrQ@public.gmane.org, tglx-hfZtesqFncYOwBW4kG4KsQ@public.gmane.org, linux-api-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, jslaby-AlSwsSmVLrQ@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-api@vger.kernel.org On Tuesday 16 February 2016 14:51:59 Vladimir Murzin wrote: > > > > Why CONFIG_EMBEDDED? You probably mean CONFIG_EXPERT, but then what do > > you need that for? > > TBH, I have no special requirement for this option to be set and now, > looking at Kconfig entry for this option, I think that I got it here > because I stated configuration with allnoconfig. > > OTOH, I don't see how harmful it can be since description says: > > This option should be enabled if compiling the kernel for > an embedded system so certain expert options are available > for configuration > > yes, it selects CONFIG_EXPERT and that had side effect that, for > example, CONFIG_NAMESPACE could be compiled out. > > Have I missed something around it? Just the history behind this symbol. We removed it a while ago in favor if CONFIG_EXPERT, assuming that it makes it clearer that it's not just for embedded systems, or for systems with small memory. It's basically a zombie symbol that nobody should use directly (independent of what the documentation says...). Arnd